out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
trad. 琴瑟不調
Also written 琴瑟不調【qín sè bù tiáo】
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4琴
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guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither), musical instrument in general
- Pinyin
- qín
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 8845 of 2500
瑟
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a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
- Pinyin
- sè
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 13430 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
调
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to transfer, to move (troops or cadres), to investigate, to enquire into, accent, view, argument, key (in music), mode (music), tune, tone, melody
- Pinyin
- diào
- Traditional
- 調
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5104 of 2500